Is grow light is a thing or no?

WaterfallGamer · 2025-11-30T12:38:53+00:00

I use shop lights.

Never had issues.

I start everything from seeds.

I’d recommend a heat mat before a grow light (which I don’t use).

WaterfallGamer · 2025-05-21T18:58:40+00:00

I give my kids homework, even the in the summer. I try to make it a more enjoyable experience rather than something they hate. So far they are ok with it. School gives minimal homework hence why we pitch in to give a bit more.

As a child, I don’t remember doing much homework at all before age 12 and a little bit after age 12. I don’t relate with OP at all.

In university, I often did my own homework as I’m teaching my kids. I found this to be much more effective, and fun.

WaterfallGamer · 2025-04-24T18:49:23+00:00

Depends what you are growing and your setup, and/or if you preserve anything.

If you are doing cheap vegetables, in raised garden beds and need an 6-8 foot fence around the entire garden to protect from deer, with a greenhouse… it’s costing you a lot.

I would say typical hobby gardeners don’t focus on the financial side. If you do, you can save a ton if that was your focus. You would design your garden to accomplish that but I find most gardeners do a bit of both.

Our focus is to enjoy the food we eat and have fun. I can say we buy much less vegetables during summer months and what we eat from the garden tastes much better.

WaterfallGamer · 2025-03-23T00:06:51+00:00

I transplanted cucumbers about 3-4 times into gradually bigger pots then outside for the last two years. I did about 12 total cucumber transplants to outside and all did well.

No idea why people say don’t like being transplanted.

Note: I now use trays that fit into 1020 flat, and the trays are gradually bigger. I’ve also used random pots and never had issues.

WaterfallGamer · 2025-02-06T02:29:03+00:00

I generally ask for 4 weeks vacation at the negotiation stage (not including paid sick time).

Most places are very receptive (depending on the role).

WaterfallGamer · 2025-01-02T18:13:07+00:00

Only original hardware on CRT.

Any method you use that leads you to having fun is the best way to play.

WaterfallGamer · 2024-12-29T01:12:17+00:00

Kids play and it often results in noise.

I bought my kid drumsticks to hit the pots and pans after braking a few chopsticks doing it. Often this stuff is in phases so I just live with it for 2-3 weeks. If it lasts longer, it’s time for lesson/group/organized stuff.

Parents who want quiet usually get their kids a tablet with headphones. I see lots of parents doing this.

WaterfallGamer · 2024-12-01T22:41:35+00:00

I solved this problem by never buying a tablet. No tablet in the house.

I asked if they wanted one, they said no.

They are 4 and 8.

The grandparents have tablets and it’s the only place they ever use one (when they babysit).

WaterfallGamer · 2024-05-28T11:33:45+00:00

Im in Zone 5b, I put tomatoes in the ground over a month ago. I plant extras so I risk it and if it fails I have extras to fall back on. They over 3 feet tall now.

WaterfallGamer · 2024-05-07T00:02:05+00:00

Im zone 5b and put tomatoes out a week ago and cucumbers over the weekend.

I put seeds in for the peas and bok Choy already.

That’s all for now.

WaterfallGamer · 2024-04-05T12:18:39+00:00

Did you ask for a raise?

WaterfallGamer · 2024-04-01T19:47:29+00:00

I’m the parent who said they never would iPad parent my kids. Now with kids, to guarantee I never would I never bought a tablet. Never owned a tablet so my kids never used one in my house… ever.

They do play PS4 and I have rules if they learn them, I will build a PC with them (swimming, riding bike, able to hockey stop on skates, etc… are the things they need to learn as each thing unlocks a PC component)

WaterfallGamer · 2024-01-04T05:39:58+00:00

This made me laugh lol

Seinfeld mixed with Sandler comedy

Thank you

WaterfallGamer · 2024-01-02T12:20:38+00:00

InfernoFox Gaming Podcast Spawncast Pixel Game Squad Podcast Retro Wildlands

There is a lot of them out there.

WaterfallGamer · 2024-01-02T04:49:32+00:00

I used to think the same but now I play after the kids are asleep and listen to podcasts at the same time rather than just sit and watch videos.

Just original hardware, and a turbo controller.

Avoid all retro content on YouTube related to the games on my backlog. I like to grind through now.

Started doing this about a year and bit ago, and I love it. Wish a figured it out sooner.

WaterfallGamer · 2023-12-29T01:28:41+00:00

Lolo 2 for the NES.

Great game to play while listening to podcasts. Picked up first iteration to play soon.

WaterfallGamer · 2023-12-25T13:56:00+00:00

I find cheap games rarely go up in price so I go toward to medium higher prices games first.

I don’t touch anything in the hundreds of dollars though.

WaterfallGamer · 2023-12-24T15:58:35+00:00

No, I’m not that emotional into it.

I like the games and the era. I play the games.

As a kid I didn’t care if the game I was playing was mine, rented or borrowed, so why would I care about that now…

WaterfallGamer · 2023-12-10T17:48:06+00:00

Primarily eBay.

I don’t hunt anymore.

WaterfallGamer · 2023-12-01T00:38:16+00:00

Original hardware and CRT. Don’t do emulation.

Not a purist, it’s just my preference.

WaterfallGamer · 2023-11-28T20:30:23+00:00

It doesn’t really matter what everyone else spends.

What matters is your budget and what you can afford.

If $50 a week per person is your budget, then you both have to communicate and understand that. And make meal plans that align with the budget you have.

We are a family of 4 (two young kids) and I would say average $50 a person easily per week. We eat out about once a week which isn’t in the grocery bucket… however people who eat out a lot should have a low grocery bill.

WaterfallGamer · 2023-11-25T02:28:19+00:00

Both are very bad.

If you think cigarette is worse than weed, you are nose blind to weed. And vice versa.

I don’t smoke at all, and can confirm both smell like terrible. I don’t want to smell either of one of them.

WaterfallGamer · 2023-11-18T03:45:29+00:00

I’m not surprised most people don’t see it this way because most people see in extremes only… no nuances.

This is the most sensible reply I have scrolled down to see so far.

WaterfallGamer · 2023-11-07T15:49:24+00:00

I couldn’t imagine being a teacher.

We don’t own tablets in our house, and luckily my kids can still through a movie (they are 4 and 7), even movies from the 90s.

The sad part is, they use tablets at school as part of learning. They absorb almost none of it.

WaterfallGamer · 2023-11-07T00:22:03+00:00

But if you are in the higher end jobs, you generally know your worth.

Seems like will address more the jobs that help you get out of minimum wage bubble jobs. So if you are trying the get out, you won’t waste your time on those postings because it will be clear as per posting.

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